Police arrest two fraudsters in Jigawa EKO HOT BLOG reports that Police in Jigawa State on Saturday arrested two suspected fraudsters who specialized in defrauding people through their bank accounts. The suspects, Abubakar Shehu, 25 years old, and Haruna Abdullahi, 24 years old, were arrested after a complaint was received from one of their victims … Read more
Police have arrested a professor for defiling 12-year-old pupil. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a lecturer, Prof Felix Anyaegbunam, with the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old pupil, in the state (name withheld). It was gathered the suspect who hails from Anambra State … Read more
Police have arrested two persons for forcefully initiating OOU student into Eiye cult group EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ogun State Police Command has arrested two persons for allegedly initiating an unwilling student of the Olabisi Onabanjo University into their Eiye cult group. The suspects, Owoseni Gbemisola and Ogunsola Ayo were arrested on Friday by … Read more
Police have arrested six suspects as missing OAU student is found dead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the master’s student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) identifed as Timothy Adegoke who was declared missing on November 7, has been found dead. This was revealed in a statement on Monday by the Osun State Police Command Spokesman, … Read more
Taliban Police Arrest Man for Selling 130 Women in Afghanistan After saying he would find them a wealthy husband, he would move them to a different province where they were instead sold into servitude. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Taliban have detained an unidentified man for reportedly selling scores of women in northern Afghanistan … Read more
The EFCC has arrested and detained new MD of First Bank holdings. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly arrested and detained the newly-appointed Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo. It was learnt that Okonkwo’s questioning is not unconnected with his alleged role in … Read more
Police arrest three after deadly Liverpool hospital car explosion Local police and counter-terrorism officers are probing the explosion that occurred outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital in northwest England on Sunday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Police in the United Kingdom has detained three young men after a vehicle explosion near a Liverpool hospital killed one person … Read more
A man has beaten his daughter to death in Osun state and has give reasons for his action. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 43-year-old man simply identify as Sanjo has been arrested on Sunday by the Osun State Government in Osogbo, the state capital, for allegedly beating his child to death. The state Commissioner … Read more
Man arrested over alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl in Lagos Agbaje also forcefully had an unlawful carnal knowledge of the child without her consent. Ekohotblog reports that Jonathan Agbaje, a 27-year-old man, has been arrested for defiling a 15-year-old girl in Lagos. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Agbaje pleaded not guilty … Read more
Delta Police Arrest Suspected Armed Robbers, Cultists, Illicit Drug Dealers, Rescue Kidnapped Victim The Police added that a locally-made gun was recovered from two suspected armed robbers arrested along Ughelli-Warri road. Ekohotblog reports that two suspected armed robbers, two cultists and three illicit drug dealers have been arrested by the police in different parts of … Read more
Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the arrest of self-acclaimed Biafran leader, Nnamdi Kanu. EkoHotBlog had earlier reported that Kanu has been arrested by a combined team of Nigerian and foreign security agents in a coordinated interception. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Tuesday, at … Read more
A governor’s aide, two policemen, and personnel of NSCDC have been arrested for rail line vandalism. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Special Adviser on Infrastructure to Governor Abdullahi Sule has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for vandalising railway tracks in Lafia and Keana Local Government areas of the state. Others arrested … Read more
Security operatives have arrested two persons for talking down and showing disapproval to the governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed. The drama played out in Azare Local Government Area of the state while the governor was on an inspection tour of projects awarded by his administration across the state at the Urban Primary Health Care … Read more
A 59-year-old man simply identified as Chiabata has been arrested by the Bayelsa State Police Command for allegedly killing his 41-year-old wife. Chiabata who was paraded by the Commissioner of Police, Mike Okoli, at the command headquarters in Yenagoa on Tuesday, disclosed that he did it in self-defence. He confessed to killing his wife in … Read more
Police operatives in Imo State have apprehended suspected kidnappers of the auxiliary bishop of Owerri Catholic archdiocese, Moses Chikwe. The suspects were on Tuesday arrested in operations that spanned through Imo and Anambra States. A source at the Police Command headquarters said that “we have arrested the kidnappers who abducted the auxiliary bishop of Owerri … Read more
The Edo State Police Command has allegedly arrested an 11-year-old over his ”involvement” in the attack on a police station at Evbuotubu area of Benin City by hoodlums. Recall that hoodlums took advantage of the #EndSARS protest to attack Oba Market Police, Ugbekun Police Station, Idogbo Police station last Monday and carted away arms and … Read more
The Nigerian Police Force has reportedly arrested the Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ), Ebonyi State chapter, Comrade Tony Nwizi. The chairman alleged arrest was followed by the directives issued by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, according to report. Police spokesperson in the state, Loveth Odah, who reacted to the arrest, however, said … Read more
A forty-seven-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Isaac Echi has been imprisoned in Edo State by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday. The man revealed that he sustained his family with illegal drug proceeds during the COVID-19 lockdown order. He was arrested with 33 years old Odeh Stephen who was caught with … Read more
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has asked its members to shut operations and all activities at the nation’s oil rigs and export terminals from Sunday midnight. PENGASSAN said this was induced by the refusal of Rivers State Government to release detained 21 offshore ExxonMobil staff since Thursday. The association in a … Read more
Commemorating the recent news of one of the men that partook in the final burial rites of the late chief of staff, Abba Kyari who was seen openly disposing his personal protective apparel. Ekohot blog just conversed with a member of the FCT COVID-19 Media team, Mr Charles Nwosu about the video and it was … Read more